Shafin Surname

76,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6,1281:26,0051,752
India1091:7,037,297155,647
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Shafin (10,879) may also be a first name.

Shafin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shafin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shafin (Hindi: शफीन, Marathi: शफीन, Oriya: ଶଫିନ, Russian: Шафин) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shafin is the 76,242nd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,133,366 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shafin are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shafin is also the 57,950th most common first name world-wide It is held by 10,879 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 6,128 people, or 1 in 26,005. Other than Bangladesh this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Shafin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shafin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shafin surname fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafina92361/
Shafien9238/
Sahafin9233/
Shaffin9228/
Schafin9218/
Shahfin925/
Shaifin921/
Shaafin921/
Sheafin920/
Shaufin920/
Safin9137,312/
Shaffina8629/
Schaffin866/
Schafing865/
Shaffien863/
Shahfina862/
Shaafien861/
Scheafin861/
Sahafien861/
Shaifuin861/
Safina8342,247/
Chafin835,017/
Saffin83698/
Saafin83301/
Shefin83115/
Saifin8393/
Shofin8365/
Safien8364/
Shafim8337/
Shafen8332/
Safion8328/
Saufin8315/
Sayfin8312/
Sahfin839/
Seafin834/
Shafyn834/
Safing832/
Shaefn831/
Safint831/
Safi'n831/
Satfin830/
Safn8020/
Shafinova802/
Schaffion801/
Sha'afina801/
Schaffint800/
Chaffin7713,927/
Safinne77701/
Shafeen77538/
Saufina7765/
Sahafim7735/
Sahavin7726/
Saifina7724/
Sayfina7720/
Shoufin7718/
Sheffin7714/
Saffina7711/
Chaufin779/
Saafien777/
Shafeng776/
Shaphin775/
Chasfin774/
Shoffin774/
Shafyna774/
Shaffen773/
Schafen772/
Satffin771/
Chafinn771/
Shofina771/
Shahvin771/
Sheafen771/
Shahfen771/
Shaifen771/
Saffink771/
Schofin771/
Seaffin771/
Shafaen771/
Sahafen770/
Seafing770/
Sofin733,204/
Safyn73352/
Sefin7368/
Šafin7355/
Safim7339/
Zafin7328/
Safen7324/
Safín7312/
Safng733/
Safnt733/
Safhn731/
Safinova71157/
Shaafeen7147/
Schäfing7139/
Chauffin7122/
Schaffen715/
Shahavin715/
Schaefen713/
Cheaffin713/
Safinová713/
Shaphina711/
Shazfeen711/
Shafeenk711/
Sahafeen711/
Chazffin711/
Shaffeen711/
Shaffyna711/
Shasfeen711/
Schoffin710/
Seaffina710/
Chaiffin710/
Sofina673,133/
Sophin67658/
Safyna67372/
Safeen67194/
Sefien67160/
Saphin67155/
Soffin67130/
Sofien6793/
Saffen6783/
Chafen6775/
Chafim6764/
Sofion6748/
Zaffin6743/
Chofin6727/
Seifin6720/
Shofinova6716/
Seffin6716/
Schafehen6715/
Saifen6714/
Soifin6713/
Schöffing6712/
Zaifin6710/
Sotfin677/
Seefin675/
Saffinová674/
Shofen674/
Safeng674/
Schoepfin673/
Seafim673/
Saufen673/
Soufin672/
Seyfin671/
Chaffn671/
Schaeffen671/
Schaffnck671/
Sosfin671/
Zayfin671/
Saffinova671/
Safyon671/
Sephin671/
Safend671/
Siefin671/
Sahvin670/
Shefen670/
Sohfen670/

Shafin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafin in the Oriya language
ଶଫିନsaphina-
Shafin in the Hindi language
शफीनsaphina72.32
शाफीनsaphina13.39
शाफिनsaphina8.04
शाफईनsapha'ina3.57
शफिनsaphina2.68
Shafin in the Marathi language
शफीनsaphina65.45
शाफीनsaphina18.18
शिफनsiphana14.55
Shafin in the Russian language
Шафинsafin-

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